Two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are located in Turkey, are the Temple of Artemis and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. If we add the Colossus of Rhodes, to 45 minute ferry Marmaris, almost half of those … Continue reading
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Many places in the Turkish Mediterranean coast have become famous for that combination of green mountains with blue sea in an endless succession of bays, peninsulas and islands. Marmaris is one of the most visited locations that coast. … Continue reading
One of the places mythology attached is definitely Trojan. Since Homer wrote the Iliad, the city became part of the most epic of our culture. We all know the stories of Achilles, Ulises, Helena … Continue reading
Situada a 1050 meters, on a plateau between two peaks of the mountains are the remains of Gulluk town Pisidian Termessos are. Famous for su impregnability as strength, both natural and artificial. A city that surprises … Continue reading
Izmir was inhabited ago 5000 years or maybe even before, according to recent findings have revealed. The most important ruins of the ancient era of the city are the open-air museum of the Agora of Smyrna. It is located … Continue reading
Bodrum is the place where the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus stood, one of the seven wonders of the world and is the city where he was born Herodotus, Father of History. From the center of the bay we contemplated the Castle … Continue reading
When speaking of the temple of Apollo in Didim, we refer to one of the holiest sites of ancient Greek world. The oracle that was there was the second largest after the Delphi and delivered powerful kings treasures … Continue reading
The capital of the Roman province of Asia Minor was a magnificent city. Its buildings showed the greatness of the empire and its thriving culture materialized in the second library of the ancient world, after Alexandria. The city was the … Continue reading
A few 45 km east of the city of Antalya, capital of the province of the same name, located on the Turkish Mediterranean coast western, is the ancient city of Aspendos. Known worldwide for its spectacular theater, one … Continue reading